Is Brazil's ban of social media platform X legal or political? | Inside Story

Social media giant X has been banned in Brazil. It's the latest development in a months-long dispute between a Supreme Court judge and tech billionaire Elon Musk over censorship and disinformation. Brazil isn't the first country to restrict access to the platform. The ban is reigniting a debate about the role social media plays in politics, freedom of speech and the spread of misinformation. How should social media giants be regulated? And is censorship being used as a political tool? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Flora Rebello Arundini -- Senior adviser on technology and human rights who focuses on disinformation and social media regulation Chris Stokel-Walker -- Technology and digital culture journalist. He hosts a podcast called Techtonic, which looks at freedom of expression online Vinicius De Carvalho -- Reader in Brazilian Studies at King’s College London and founder of the Observatory of Democracy in Latin America Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: aje.io/AJEMobile #Brazil #X #ElonMusk #SocialMedia #AlexandredeMoraes #DigitalCensorship #Disinformation #SocialMediaBan #LatinAmerica #AlJazeeraEnglish

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